The Eyes Of The Tiger Eau de Parfum

Possibly the most unique fragrance I've ever had but not because it smells unique, it's just a unique scent to be captured as a perfume. Also, the most gorgeous bottle design. I love the Alchemist line; if not for the outrageous price, I would collect all of them just for the bottles. EoTT is very distinct but slightly linear. Honestly, when I first smelled this, I immediately knew what smell it is. EoTT is a softer, muskier smell of... Herocyn Skin Powder. (Legit. I smelled the perfume and the powder side by side. Herocyn is just slightly colder and minty.) Imagine a soft sloped hill; that's how smooth the transition between the blending notes are. Do not expect a normal, regular vanilla like one you'd find in sweets or baked goods, this is a raw still-attached-to-the-trees vanilla. It's subtle, soft, you can tell it's a vanilla plant growing under the summer sun. It's encased in a very leathery, almost cooling amber. Gritty but clean, completely resinous. A very menthol-like airiness. Almost exactly like Herocyn powder. This is why for me, it's not a unique perfume smell, but it *is* a unique smell for a perfume. Maybe I'm biased too because I love the smell of Herocyn. But with such a weak longevity, at this price point you'd rather spray a TBS vanilla perfume and lather the skin powder on your back.

Lovely toasty amber - warm, golden, slightly sweet and drying down to reveal more of the labdanum. It's very pure, which suits the idea that you can mix it with the other perfumes. I tried this with 'A Forgotten Rose', which gave it a lovely English Medieval feel, very much in keeping with the idea of alchemy. After a few hours it's just the amber of 'The Eyes of the Tiger' that remains, as you'd expect since rose doesn't last very long - maybe there's a smoothness added by the rose that remains.. These are so expensive, but very lovely quality. To compare with, say, the Armani Prive range, this Gucci series feels more natural and the Prive series is a bit harsh. I'd compare this golden amber to Goutal's Amber Fetiche, except the 'Tiger' is smoother and also less rough in feel. I'm currently looking for something special for an autumn event where I'll be exhibiting some paintings inspired by mythology of the Medieval planets, so I'm currently steeped in all things Medieval. If this was corresponding to a planet, it would of course be Sol/Sun (deemed a planet by Medievalists)- whose metal is gold - the metal that all the alchemists hoped to reproduce, for obvious reasons! Lovely for late summer early Autumn, a perfume for sunset in September. Verily pretty forsooth!

On me, Eyes of the Tiger opens up with a blast of powdery florals and aldehydes. Neither floral nor aldehydes are listed in the notes, but that is definitely what I get--purple flowers giving a powdery feel. The opening actually reminds me of Chanel fragrances with the floral aldehydic nature. As it wears the aldehydes dissipate and a sweet vanilla and warm Amber come in, giving a sweet powdery dry down. The vanilla in this is very nice, it is not synthetic smelling at all. The performance on this one is fantastic. The sillage on me is moderate to low, however it lasts all day! If you are a fan of purple flowers, or powdery fragrances with a slight sweetness then I would encourage you to try this one. This is a very beautiful, feminine fragrance, that I would not mind adding to my collection. Plus the bottles of these are STUNNING!! I think that this is the perfect fragrance to wear when there is a slight chill in the air.

My boyfriend bought this at a flea market for the equivalent of about 60 or 70usd, I love it when he wears it and smells like a clean powdery baby who just got a bath hahaha 🥹 it's so beautiful! Sometimes I get a couple sprays on me before work, I get whiffs of it throughout the day and it lasts until the shift is over (9+hrs) Smells like cotton clouds, vanilla, fairies, clean baby, just going by the vibes of it since I don't know how to smell specific notes hahaha. 2 or 3 REALLY light sprays are more than enough. Can be worn at any time i think, by any age or sex. Leans a bit more feminine but that doesn't matter if you aren't a Lil b... I'd love to try other scents from this line

Top 3 amber scent for me. My bottle is white from 2020. Reminds of Perfumer H Dust and Nicolai Amber Cashmere, but better than both. Better than Le Lion. In the vicinity of Labdanum 18 but not as animalic as my bottle of that one which can be challenging. I noticed that they brought it back in a black bottle. They don't have it at my local boutique and the employees know nothing about their own perfume and constantly turning over. Can anyone confirm if the scent is the same in the black bottle compared to the older white bottle? ×××××××××××××××××××× Scent 96/100 Performance 85/100 ×××××××××××××××××××× P.S. this has the smoothest, highest caliber, most buttery tonka on the market.